Reporting the Israel Gaza conflict
Israel and Gaza: reporting this story for audiences in Africa, Latin America and India.
A week after the attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, we look at how some of the ±«Óãtv’s major language services have been covering the conflict for their audiences, with William Marquez from ±«Óãtv Mundo, Zubair Ahmed from ±«Óãtv Delhi and Daniel Dadzie from the Focus on Africa podcast team.
Banking and slavery in Brazil
Brazil’s oldest bank, the Banco do Brasil, is facing a public inquiry into its alleged involvement in the slave trade during the 19th century. It's been a big story for ±«Óãtv Brasil, and editor Caio Quero tells us it has started a national debate.
Indonesia's disappearing mangroves
Indonesia's vast mangrove forests are disappearing, with charcoal made from mangrove wood a valued commodity in China, Europe and Japan. Mangrove logging is illegal, but the number of charcoal furnaces continues to grow, as ±«Óãtv Indonesian's Astudestra Ajengrastri discovered on a visit to the island of Borneo.
(Photo: Smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023. Credit: Ibrahim Hams/AFP via Getty Images)
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